Hey, BTW. Forgot to mention it, but I have a cut-down gas range that I've used for stuff like this. Cute little thing, it was a kitchen stove from the 1930s or so. I unscrewed the base, cut the top range portion off of the oven portion - which I junked - and then re-attached the base to the bottom o...

Here is one I've had my eye on for a while. Maybe I'll pick it up when I get my meager tax return back. $110 for that tank.. how much to ship it? That seems like a very fair bargain to me, what must the materials cost them? I'd expect to pay $150 to have one made up, one-off, by a good welder with ...

How about a stainless sink? Would that work? Do a CL search, there is a guy who sells used restaurant kitchen fixtures in St Paul. I was in there a while back picking up some stuff with a buddy, he had a ton of large stainless sinks. Most were less than $300. I could more than likely have a custom ...

Yeah pretty much, it's how I did an 870 receiver once. Just think of an industrial strength bread bag. After the part has been blasted and degreased I place it in the bag. I put the bag in a platic wallpaper tray for support and pour the solution in. It sits for about ten minutes and you end up wit...

Zinc is the grey. Manganese is the dark charcoal. For longer items I have used a thick plastic bag. A piece of PVC pipe can be used as well if it is preheated with boiling water. I would suggest using the maganese solution if you are loking for a darker color, the predip doesn't work very well with...

I have a setup in my garage. At the moment I only have the zinc solution, but I have the predip blackening solution if you are looking for a dark color. The tank I currently use is 12"x12"x8" so anything longer like a barrel gets a little tricky. I've been meaning to get a larger tan...

Howdy folks, I've got a few pieces that I'd like to have refinished, and was wondering if anyone local to St. Paul might have a Parkerizing (well, manganese / zinc phosphate or whatever) tank set up - and a burning need to help out a complete stranger.. :D You can recoup some of your investment in t...

bofe954 wrote:does the serial look like the one linked below?

http://www.thegca.org/glossary-of-terms#ARROWHEAD

No, the markings are squared off. It's a 4540XXX receiver.

I have a set of headspace gauges you can borrow. I can also help you rebarrel if necessary. I would suggest shooting it first to see if it needs it. If it is assembled with correct parts and it shoots well enough for your needs I'd leave it. Howdy hoel6466, I don't know if I'd need to borrow the ga...

I know we have a couple of serious M1 rifle gurus around the Twin Cities.. I've chatted with them at shows. But do any of them frequent this forum? About a year ago I picked up a Garand from my father-in-law. It's an IHC gun, and best as I can tell, it was an early FedOrd import. I've done some basi...

Ahh.. I couldn't see the Firearms forum because I wasn't logged in at the time!

Heh, OK.. I think I can figure it out. Thanks for the replies, guys!

Howdy folks, new member in St. Paul.. Frogtown area. :o Right now I'm looking for a mid-60s, all-milled Chinese SKS rifle to replace the one that was stolen from me a dozen years ago. I see the trading section, but don't specifically notice a "firearms wanted" forum. What would be the best...